Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Harvard professors take flack for including pop culture classics like Star Wars in classes:
It could be that the appearance of “Star Wars” on a syllabus is not as populist a gesture as it initially seems. “I think part of what Harvard is doing is embracing the fact that America’s elites today need to be as conversant in ‘Star Wars’ as they are in Stravinsky,” Kaufman says.
Here’s a cute site petitioning for the ice planet of Hoth to host the XXII Winter Olympics Games. That’s an idea after CJ’s own heart – our 2004 Jadecon theme was the GFFA Olympics, and our 2005 con was Hoth Survivor. We’ll bring liquor, filk, Don’t Break the Ice, and maybe a few extra girls in short skirts.
My knowledge of the sport begins and ends with derogatory terms for the Red Wing fans who can’t figure out how to drive in downtown Detroit, but I’m sure somewhere there’s a Star Wars fan who can appreciate this. (Yav? Are you out there?)
Republic Commando: Triple Zero, the latest from Karen Traviss, is out today. There’s a short excerpt from Aaron Allston’s Betrayal in the back, featuring Wedge in his underwear.
In other author (if not Star Wars) news, it also seems Mike Stackpole has a new book out.
ETA: There will be a new story from Traviss in the next Star Wars Insider that takes place a few months after Triple Zero.
ABC has reduced their order of the last season of the spy drama from 22 to 17 episodes, nine of which have already aired. (Be warned the link contains possible spoilers for the rest of the season.)
Casino Royale, the latest James Bond movie, will film scenes at Villa del Balbianello in May. The Villa served as one of the more recognizable locations in Attack of the Clones.